Valve mechanism.



E. H'. RYUN.

. VALVE MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 27\ 1916.

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wang. 6,1918.

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E. H; RYON.

VALVE MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. |916.

Patentd Aug. 6, 1918.

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QE. H. RYON.

'VALVE MECHANISM.. APPLlcATloN FILED JuLY21. 191e. v 1,275,093. Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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' of Massachusetts,

PATENT former;

EPPA H. BYON, 0F WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

VALVE MECHANISM.

'To all whom it may concern.' v Be it known that I, ErrA Hg-Rrorl, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waltham, in the county of` Middlesex and State have invented a new and useful Valve Mechanism, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a valve mechanism particularly designed for use in an internal combustion engine. Somewhat simllar mechanism is shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 804,636, filed December 4, 1913, and it is the obJect of my present invention to improve the construction of `valve mechanism Aof the type therein shown,

to the endthat it may be more easilymanufactured and fthat its eficiency in operation may be increased. f

To the attainment of lthis object, one yfeature of my invention relates to the provision of a hollow shaft upon which a plurality of`` hollow disk valves are mounted, the'shaft rovidinfb passage for-` the escape of exiiaust gases. Another feature of my inven. tion relates to the provision of a partition within each disk valve, separating each valve into two compartments, 'one ofsaid com-` partments forming the connection between an exhaust port and the hollow shaft, and` the other compartment forming a. part of the intake passage for the fuel supply.

`An important feature of construction resides in the formation of the valves with outwardly converging faces whereby they may be seated by grinding, and a close fit may be readily obtained. I have also improved and extended the water-circulating system, whereby the parts are more effectivelycooled.v v

`Further features of my invention relate to certain arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I 'A- ,preferred form of my invention is shown in the drawings in which--u vFigure 1 is a side elevation partly in sec- Y tion taken along the line 1.-1 in Fig. 3

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the valve mechanism with the cap removed;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are vertical transverse" sectional views taken along the lines 4 4, 5 5, and 6-6 respectively in Figs. 1 or 3,

Specification of Letters Patent'.

application mea July 27, 191s. serial No."111,733.

land 24 (Fig. l).

Patented Aug. e,l i918.

Fig. 7 is a front elevation disk valves; p.

Fig. 8 is asectional view of the valve taken along the line 8-8 in Fig. 7 l

Fig. l9 is a sectional elevation of a valve taken along the-line 9 4-9 in Fig. 2, and

Fig. 10 is a similar View takenI along line 10-`-10 in Fig. 2.

vIn the drawings, I have shown my im- `provedI valve mechanism mounted in an internal combustion engine having a frame casting 20 with cylinders 21-7-21 formed the therein, and having a cap 22 secured thereto v i in any convenient manner, as by bolts 23 Figs. l and 2. 'Angular adjustment of these sleeve bearings regulates the end 4play of the hollow shaft and prevents leakage, andthe adjustment is retained by means of straps 27 (Fig. 2) which are tightened upon the bearings by screws 28 lto secure them in adjusted position.

'A series of disk valves are supported by l of one of the .l

A. hollow shaft 25 isv -mounted in bearings each comprising a sleeve 26 threaded into the outer ends of the i casting 2O -and cap 22, .as-clearly shown in the hollow shaft 25,- and vpreferably are lformed integrally therewith. These valves 'are formed in oppositely disposed pairs, each pair comprlsing a valve 30 and a valve 31 positioned on opposite sides of a passage v 32 opening out of one of the cylinders 21.

' These disk valves are hollow, an'd the interior construction of one ofthe valves 31 is shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 10.- One of the end walls 31a of the valve is inclined at a substantial angle. to the axis, and forms a frustum of a low cone. The other end wall 3lb is also preferably slightly vcrowned outwardly so that the two end walls converge toward their peripheries, as clearly shown in Fig. 8, in which the angle of the second wall is magnified for purposes ofillustration. The angle of this wall is in practice a partition 34 into two compartments 35 and 36. The compartment 36 communicates at one end with the passage 37 which extends through the hollow shaft 25, and the compartment is also prpvided with an opening 38 which at times coincides with one of the openings 32a (Fig. 1) leading from the passage 32 and the cylinder 21.

The compartment 35 of each hollow disk valve is provided with an opening 39 in its inclined wall 30a or 31a and with an opening 40 in its substantially flat wall 30b or 31h. The opening 40 at times coincides with one of the openings 32l above referred to and at that time the corresponding opening 39 coincides with an opening 4l (Fig. l)

formed in the cap 22 and leading to the fuel passage 42, manifold 43V and intake 44 (Fig. 3).

A pair of valves 30 and 3l are provided for each cylinder so that there are two exhaust passages simultaneously opened for the removal of the exhaust gases, and there are two inlet passages simultaneously opened for the admission of the fresh fuel supply. The speed of operation of the gas exchange is materially increased by the provision ofv duplicate passages for the movement of the gas in each direction. Furthermore the opposed valves 30 and 31 are exactly balanced against the heavy pressures occurring in the cylinder 21.

The shaft 25 isclosed at one end as by a plug 45 (Fig. 2), and may be provided with a sprocket 46 and chainv 47 by which it may be connected to any convenient rotatin part by which it will be driven in timed re ation to the rotation of the engine crank shaft. As commonly arranged the shaft 25 will make one revolution to each two revolutions of the crank shaft.

Particular attention has been given to the water-jaeketing of the valve mechanism, and all space not actually occupied by the valves or the intake passages is utilized as a part of the circulating system. The valves are thus almost continuously in contact upon one face or the other with a water-cooled surface, and excessive heating of the valves is avoided. Water may enter through the inlet pipe 50 (Fig. 2), passing through the jacket spaces 51 of the casting 20, thence through the passages 52 to the jacket spaces 53 in the cap 22 and out through the discharge pipe 54.

Having thus described my invention it will be evident that changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without'departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the claims, and

I do not wish to be otherwise limited to the details herein disclosed, but what I claim l. In a valve mechanism, a hollow shaft having a series of hollow disk valves mounted thereon each formed 0f two separate compartments,.one of said compartments havinga single external opening and communicating with said hollow shaft, and the other having two external openings formed in the opposite end walls of said valve'and out of alinement with each other.

2. A valve mechanism comprising4 a hollow shaft having a series of disk valves mounted thereon, and a casing for said shaft and valves, each valve having a continuous and unbroken peripheral surface and the interior of each valve being dividedinto two entirely separate compartments, one compartment communicating with an exhaust passage through said hollow shaft, and having an opening alined at times with an opening leading to and from the engine cylinder, and the second compartment substantially inclosing said first compartment'and having openings in the opposite end walls of said valve periodically alined respectively with an opening to the vfuel supply, and said opening to the engine cylinder.

3. A valve mechanism comprising a'casting and a cap forming a casing, a hollow shaft supported in bearings by said casting and cap, and a plurality of hollow disk valves mounted on Said shaft, said casting having a water jacket space, and said ca p being divided into a passage for gaseous fuel and a jacket Vspace for circulating water, the jacket spaces in said casting and cap communicating directlywith each other and being contained entirely within said casing.

4. In a gas engine, a plurality of cylinders, a casing having a gas intake passage therein and having also a connection to each of said cylinders, and a pair of rotating disk valves for each cylinder mounted on opposite sides of the connection to said cylinder, said valves'being mounted to rotate together and having a common axial exhaust pas- Sage, each valve alternately connecting said intake passage and said axial exhaust passage to its respective cylinder connection andl being thus alternately effective as an intake valve and as an exhaust valve, the two valves in each pair being reversely mounted but coperating simultaneously as intake or as exhaustvalves.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto vafiixed my signature.

Erre H- aros- 

